Receptacle



Feb. 24, 1931. A "H. J. VEN ROY ET AL 1,793,765

REGEPTACLE Filed March 17, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet ,2

h 17 I E 10 lngcnigts 7 I g mugs d. ex; Q0! 22 Exam 6. mnsen 1. z/al 61M -fiorm Patented Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE army J. VEN ROY Am) I LIAM J. ennnivnsmr, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN REOEPTAGLE primary object and purpose of the present in- 1 vention to provide a slidably mountedreceptacle which, when withdrawn automatically opens a covered auxiliary receptacle ortray wherein ashes, matches, butts of cigars or cigarettes or the like may be placed and which,

as the receptacle is moved backto within the support, is automatically and very quickly I closed, completely housing and covering any fire or burning material which maybe in the auxiliary receptacle so that there will be no danger of the. At the same time it is necessary to be careful in extinguishing all burning material before moving the receptacle back into the support. The invention is coneerned with many novel details of construction and arrangements and combinations of parts for effectively attaining theends stated in a practical and efficient manner, as will be understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle of our invention, the support therefor into which it is movable being fragmentarily shown. i a

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the device of our invention showing the same withdrawn and in operative position. i

Fig. 3 is a partial plan and sectional view showing the device retracted into the sup port.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical section illustrative of the operating mechanism for covering and uncovering the tray,

and i Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are various vertical sections taken on the planes of lines 5-5, (S -6 and 77, respectively, of Fig. 4, the sections being taken as looking in the direction cated by the arrows.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawings.

The support for the receptacle comprises a indivertioal member 1 in which an elongated sheet metal hollow body 2 is mounted horizontally, its rear end being closed by a plate 3 of sheet metal which has an opening thorethrough and back of the opening a block 41: secured to the end 3 also having an opening square in outline. The front end of the body 2 extends a short distance in front of the face 1 of the main support which may be the arm of a chair, pedestal of a desk or any other suitable supporting device. The front end of the body 2 is open for the slidable reception of the receptacle of our invention.

In the construction of the slidingrecepta cle of the invention a drawer like construction is made having a flat bottom 5, a vertical rear end 6, vertical sides 7, the height of which is less than the height of the rear end 6, and which at their upper edges are turned inward making at one side a relatively nar- .11 of sheet metal equipped with a handle for pulling the drawer-like receptacle outward.

The rear or inner end portion of the receptacle is completed by a member of sheet metal having a fiat horizontal top 12, a downturued front 13 and downwardly extending sides 14. This member of metal is located over the rear end portion of the receptacle de scribed, the rear edge of the top 12 hearing against the upper end of the rear end 6, the lower edge of the front 18 bearing upon flanges 8 and 9 and the member being secured in place by long screws 15 which pass through the top 12 and thread through the flanges 8 and 9 as shown. As thus constructed the rear end portion of the receptacle has a fairly close yet free sliding fit into the body 2 and may be inserted therein at its front end and moved back and forth therein. The wide flange 9 in front of the part 13 may have openings cut therethrough and below these openings pockets 16, preferably of sheet metal, are used for the reception of matches, cigars or other desired articles.

1 In the opening between the flanges 8 and 9 and in front of the part 18 and back of the front 10 a semi-cylindrical body 17, having vertical ends, is secured to the bottom 5 of the drawer receptacle using any suitable attaching means, such as indicated at 18, to

permanently secure the same to said bottom 5 (see Fig. '4'). lVithin the body 17 which is open at 'its'up-per side, a tray 19, preferably rest for a cigar.

Outside of the semi-circularbody 17 two curved doors 2'2 and 22av are disposed, one of said doors, 22a, at its upper edge being formed with an offset lip 23. Sector-like ends 24 extendfrom the c'ndso-f the curved doors 22 and 22a upward and overlap each other at their ends andv are pivotally mounted at 25 on the vertical ends of the body 17 so that the doors 22 and 22a may be moved upwardly to the dotted line position shown in-Fig. 'Z'wherein the offset lip 23 overlaps the free upper edge portion of the door 22. This makes acornplete-closure over the trayin which ashes,

burningtobacco, matches or the like may be.

placed. 1

In order that the doors may be swung upwardly to closing position as the drawer receptacle is moved back into the hollow body 2, cars 26;, vertically slotted adjacenttheir free edges, (see Fig. 6) are, permanently secured to the rear sectors 24. Two cranks 27,,preferably made from wlre rod, have forwardly extending ends 27a (Fig. 4:), entering the'slots in the ears 26, and at their upper ends have rearwardly extending arms 2??) each of which is equipped'with a small pinion 28', the two pinions being inniesh as shown in Fig. 5. A support for the rotatable mounting of the cranks 2'? is indicated at-29- as extending up- I wardly from the bottom 5 of the drawer receptacle thereby holding the cranks from forward or rearward movement and mount ing the same for turningmovement.

A square rod 30 is permanently secured to the rear end of one of the arms 27b and extends therefrom through the opening, in the back 6 and thence through the openings in the inner end 3 of the body 2 and through the block l. Said bar 30 is twisted between its ends as indicated at 31 whereby when the drawer receptacle is in the position in Fig. i 2 and is moved rearwardly andnnwardly the rod 30 is turned as the twisted. section 31 passes through thepart 4, carrying the curved closing members or doors 22 andthe tray 19 are at once covered; and when the drawer receptacle is drawn outward, dur ing the latter portion of its movement, the doors 22 and 22a are automatically moved downward to the full line position shown in Fig. 7 thereby uncovering the tray 19.

The construction described is of a practical, operative and veryefficient device-particularly useful as a smokers appliance and which may be mounted on a suitable support. This device is'adapted to be mounted in the endof the arm of. an upholstered chair withoutt'he least danger of fire hazard. The body2 into which the drawer receptacle slides is of metal thepart 13 guards against fire when the receptacle is inopen position and in addition any fire within the tray 19 is completely housed and very shortly smothered when the receptacle is moved back into the support on whichit is mounted. The claims appended hereto define the invention which is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

We claim: 1. In a construction of the class described, a support, a drawer like receptacle slidably mounted in said support, an auxiliary receptacle located in said drawer having an open.

upper side,'doors to. close the upperside of said auxiliary receptacle and means for, automaticallymoying the doors to open position as the" drawer is pulledoutwardly and 1 automatically movingthe 'same to closed position: as the drawer is moved inwardly.

2. In a construction of the olass'described, a support comprising a body closed at its top, bottom, sidesandinner end and open at its outer end, a drawer slidably mounted therein, a receptacle located within. said drawer open at its upper side, doors movable to open or closed position with respect to the open upper side of said receptacle, a shaft mounted on said drawer and extending through-the rear'end thereof; and through the rear end of said body, means on the rear 'end of said body engaging with said shaft to automatically turn the, same at predetermined positions of movement of the drawer, and means connecting with said doors by the turning of said shaft to move the doors to open position on projection of the drawer outwardly and to closed posit-ion on retraction of the same inwardly.

In a construction of the class described, a support, including a horizontal body of sheet metal having closed sides, top and bottom and inner end and an open outer end, a sheet metal drawer slidably mounted insaid body, a sheet metal receptacle open at its upper side carried by said drawer, doors located one at each side of the receptacle and movableto open or closed position with respect to said receptacle, means carried by the drawer connected with said doors to turn the doors toward or away from each other on operation of said means, and means on the rear end of said body engaging with the first mentioned means for automatically turning the same in one direction to close the doors on inward movement of the drawer and open the same on'outwardmovement thereof.

4. A construction of the class described, comprising a support, including a horizontal sheet metal body open at its outer end and closed at its inner end, a drawer of sheet metal slidably mounted" in said body, a receptacle located lengthwise of said drawer at the front portion thereof, said receptacle being open at its upper side, doors disposed one at each side of the receptacle and movable toward or away from each other to close or open the same, means connecting the doors for simultaneous operation toward or away from each other, a rod connected with said means extending rearwardly through the rear end. of the drawer and through the rear end of said body, and means mounted on the rear end of said body through which said rod passes adapted to turn the rod in one direction to open position on outward sliding movement of the drawer and in the opposite direction to move the doors to closed position on inward sliding movement of the drawer.

5. In combination, a support, a drawer receptacle slidably mounted therein, a semicylindrical auxiliary receptacle mounted lengthwise of the drawer, curved doors mounted for movement in the arcs of circles toward or away from each other, one being located at each side of the auxiliary receptacle, means connecting the doors for simultaneous operation thereof toward or away from each other and means for automatically operating said door connecting means to move the doors to open position on outward movement of the drawer and to closed position on inward movement thereof.

6. A construction containing the elements in combination defined in claim 5, one of said doors at its upper free edge having an outwardly pressed longitudinal lip to pass over and cover the upper edge portion of the opposite door when said doors are moved to closed position.

7 A construction of the class described comprising a support, including a sheet metal body located horizontally having an open front end and a closed rear end, a sheet metal drawer slidably mounted in said body having sides of less height than the sides of the body, a member of sheet metal secured to and above the rear end portion of the drawer having a downturned front extending to the upper edges of. said drawer sides, a receptacle open at its upper side located lengthwise of the drawer in the front end portion thereof, two doors movably mounted one at each side of the receptacle to be swung upwardly into closed position or downward along the sides of said receptacle to open position, operating means connecting the doors to cause the same to move simultaneously toward or away from each other, a shaft connected with said operating means extending rearwardly throigh the rear end of the drawer and through the closed end of said body, said shaft being square in cross section and twisted at a point between its ends, and a block having a squared opening therethrough secured to said rear end of the body through which the shaft passes, thereby automatically turning the shaft when the drawer is moved inwardly to turn the doors to closed position and turning the shaft in the opposite direction when the drawer is moved out\ mrdly to move the doors to open position.

In testimony whereof we ailix our signalures.

HENRY J. VEN ROY. lVILLIAM J. BERENDSEN. 

